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Bill Flynn is still fighting for a union at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and he doesn’t even work there anymore. “I’ve lived this about all my adult life,” said Flynn, who has worked on several unsuccessful union campaigns at Reynolds. Flynn, 58, started working in production at Reynolds in 1969. He took an incentive package
Read moreAbout 2,000 workers at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. are scheduled to vote on union representation today and early Friday. Workers who support unionization said they are upset about cuts in benefits. They also said that it makes sense to band together to negotiate a contract the way that executives do for themselves. Read the entire Winston-Salem
Read moreIAM, Bombardier Learjet Launch Contract Talks With tough negotiations in the offing, IAM leaders attended the contract opener for LL 639 at Bombardier’s Learjet plant in Wichita, Kansas. The contract expires October 2. “Our member’s top concerns are job security, health care, pensions, and wages,” said Southern Territory GVP Martinez. “We are prepared to bargain
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Read moreDear Mr. Adams, We have been informed by the IUF of the anti-union campaign launched by Reynolds American in response to worker support for union representation and union efforts to gain recognition at RAI facilities in and near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We are shocked and deeply disturbed by the overtly anti-union message and the veiled
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